These are the hands-down the top best instant wide cameras that use the Instax Wide film.
1. Fujifilm Instant Wide 300
The Fujifilm Instant Wide 300 is the best Instax wide camera for its money. It uses the Wide film by Fujifilm, which is bigger than the credit card size. It comes with dedicated buttons for adjusting exposure compensation, manual option to enable or disable the flash and also manual focus options. This does not mean that the camera requires top-notch operation skills. It has very easy-to-understand controls and is a good option even for beginners who have no prior experience in handling an instant camera making this camera one of the best instant wide cameras.
The Instant Wide 300 camera also comes with a single attachment for taking selfies and close-up shots. Reasonably priced at around $100, the camera, however, has a drawback as in it does not support auto focus. This can be a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. Instead, it has two focus zones for shooting in close-up mode and landscape mode.
Key Specs:
Lens: 95mm f/14 lens with two autofocus zones
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Power Source: 4 AA batteries (included in the package)
Film: Instax Wide Film (3.38 x 4.25 inches)
Picture Size: 2.44 x 3.9 inches
Pros
- Simple and easy to use
- Larger sized photos
- Multiple Shooting modes available
Cons
- No Self timer
- Flash is always on
- Non Rechargeable Battery
2. Lomo Instant Wide
Consider Lomo Instant Wide as the modern era instant film camera that has got not only beauty, but brains as well. For a little price upgrade than the 300 described above, the Lomo Instant Wide camera comes with different setting and modes. It has even got bulb mode when you want long exposure shots or like to dabble in night photography. It has a sleek and chic design and actually comes in 5 different colors.
The 300 came with two different focus zones while the Lomo Instant Wide comes with 3 focusing areas. It has also got dedicated markings on the 2 extra lens attachments for assisting you with properly focusing the object (kit lens that is 35mm equivalent, ultra-wide-angle lens and close-up macro lens). It also comes with remote control lens cap with the help of which we can snap photos without having to press the shutter button. Oh, it also comes with a selfie mirror, so no more wasting films on selfies. Lomo Instant Wide has become photographers’ favorite since it leaves plenty of room for creativity and accessories like LED exposure counter, splitzer, color gel filters and other 3rd party accessories.
One particular drawback of the camera is that it is quite bulky and weighs 725 grams without the film pack or batteries inserted.
Key Specs:
Lens: f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22 and f/32 lens
Weight: 725g
Power Source: 4 AAA batteries
Film: Instax Wide Film (3.38 x 4.25 inches)
Picture Size: 2.44 x 3.9 inches
Pros
- Closeup lens and Extra wide lens available
- Larger sized photos with different flash colors
- Multiple Shooting modes available
Cons
- Expensive compared to Instant wide 300
- Small View finder
- Non Rechargeable Battery
